Botvinnik's Best Games 
vol. 3 1957-1970
(Analytical & Critical Works)
by Mikhail Botvinnik

"Collected in this book are the games from my final competitive appearances. This was a highly intense period. Over a period of 14 years I played five matches for the World Championship, and I took part in many international tournaments, four Olympiads, and also other team competitions.

In parallel with this I continued my scientific work in the field of electrical engineering, and from 1960 in the field of cybernetics. I also directed a junior chess school, and a considerable amount of time was taken up by writing.

It all began with a failure in a World Champion match. The battle proceeded with alternating successes, but then I failed to withstand a difficult test, and Vasily Smyslov brilliantly won the title of champion.

Possibly I understimated my opponent - much to my cost! In the period from 1953 to 1958 Smyslov did not know any failures; this was the summit of his chess achievements. At the end of the event I was aiming only to 'rid myself' of the match as soon as I could... "

Euro 43.90

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